January 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online
ABA Issues Guidance About Lawyering From HomeFormal Opinion 495 clarifies the risks for those lawyers working remotely in jurisdictions to which they are not admitted.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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January 07, 2021 | The Recorder
Promote Healthy Habits in the New YearFor lawyers, there are many resolutions that can help improve their personal and professional lives and that require relatively limited time commitment.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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January 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Apply Personal New Year's Resolutions to Your Legal PracticeScreening potential new client representations, like monitoring one's diet, is an important prevention tool to avoid legal malpractice claims.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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December 28, 2020 | The Recorder
Litigation Funding During The PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to much economic certainty but, at the same time, has given rise to significant litigation in certain practice areas. Under such circumstances, many litigants may find litigation funding particularly attractive, according to Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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December 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online
A Lawyer's CarolLawyers also have a reputation for being miserly or for not showing warmth and kindness to their fellow humans. Here are some lessons on how lawyers can learn from the past to avoid risks, contemplate and be in the present and plan for the future.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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December 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Can You Be Sued by a Stranger for a Legal Opinion?It is not uncommon for lawyers to be hired to prepare opinions for consumption by others, but it helps to be aware of the risks.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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November 23, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Really, Here Are Some Things We're Thankful for Amid the PandemicSome developments have reduced the burdens of the practice of law this year.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
6 minute read
November 13, 2020 | The Recorder
Limiting Risk When Acting as Replacement CounselWhether lawyers are stepping into new matters to assist in booming practice areas during the COVID-19 pandemic or cover for a co-worker who has contracted the virus themselves, Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair have advice on minimizing the risk of taking over pending matters.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
6 minute read
November 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Taking Over for a Colleague? How to Manage RiskAlthough the lawyer's representation may start in the middle of a lawsuit or other client-driven task, it is helpful to remember that it is still a new representation for the replacement lawyer's law firm.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
6 minute read
October 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online
COVID-19 Or Something Else, What If You Get Sick Just Before Trial?As with many other decisions, there is a balance between self-interest and lawyers' ethical obligations to others.
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair
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